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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Avenger" data-source="post: 7380502" data-attributes="member: 779">I know that technically the text of Help says you assist attacks and ability checks, and that saving throws aren't ability checks.I feel there are situations where I feel one should be able to help someone else with saving throws, it probably won't apply to most saving throws since they are entirely reactive and there isn't much of a way to prepare against such things.&nbsp; But there are saving throws against ongoing effects, which I feel someone could try to help against with their action.But to help someone with a saving throw with an ongoing effect, I feel the helper probably needs to be proficient in an appropriate skill like Insight or Arcana to help with ongoing Wisdom saves or Medicine for ongoing Constitution saves.&nbsp; Or that maybe the skills to help a save are more dependant on the type of effect.As for the bonus given by helping, it could be advantage as is standard for the Help Action, but maybe it could be something like adding the helper's proficiency bonus.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kobold Avenger, post: 7380502, member: 779"] I know that technically the text of Help says you assist attacks and ability checks, and that saving throws aren't ability checks. I feel there are situations where I feel one should be able to help someone else with saving throws, it probably won't apply to most saving throws since they are entirely reactive and there isn't much of a way to prepare against such things. But there are saving throws against ongoing effects, which I feel someone could try to help against with their action. But to help someone with a saving throw with an ongoing effect, I feel the helper probably needs to be proficient in an appropriate skill like Insight or Arcana to help with ongoing Wisdom saves or Medicine for ongoing Constitution saves. Or that maybe the skills to help a save are more dependant on the type of effect. As for the bonus given by helping, it could be advantage as is standard for the Help Action, but maybe it could be something like adding the helper's proficiency bonus. [/QUOTE]

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